swinhierde

Old English

Alternative forms

• swīnhyrde, swȳnhyrde

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) +‎ hierde (“herder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiːnˌxi͜yr.de/, [ˈswiːnˌhi͜yrˠ.de]

Noun

swīnhierde m

1. swineherd

Declension

Declension of swīnhierde (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swīnhierde	swīnhierdas
accusative	swīnhierde	swīnhierdas
genitive	swīnhierdes	swīnhierda
dative	swīnhierde	swīnhierdum

Descendants

• Middle English: swyneherde
  • English: swineherd

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swínhirde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.